"Y-You're heavy..."
"Shut up, stop complaining!" Lise said as she smacked my head with her hand.
Right now, I was carrying her on my back. She said she couldn't walk anymore after finishing ten plates of food.
Because of our behavior and Lise's beauty, many people were staring at us. Honestly, it made me uncomfortable.
Lise comfortably rested her head on my shoulder. I had to admit, whether in her human form or as a Slime, she was just as heavy.
I wasn't surprised by that, though, since I had already seen how much she ate. Ten plates weren't a small amount. In fact, I was more amazed that she managed to finish them all.
I kept walking, enduring her weight while scanning my surroundings. I was looking for something—an inn. Yes, I needed an inn right now. This glutton was already asleep, and an inn was the perfect place for sleeping, I guess...
After walking for quite a while, my legs couldn't bear the weight anymore. My body was too weak at the moment. Luckily, there was an inn right in front of me, so I rushed toward it.
As I pushed the door open, I was greeted by the innkeeper. After a brief conversation, I handed over my money, and he showed me to my room.
The moment I opened the door, I collapsed from exhaustion. Lise landed on top of me, and to make it worse, she didn't even wake up. I groaned, lifted her again, and shut the door.
"Ahhh! She's so damn heavy..."
After finally laying her down on the soft bed, I collapsed beside her. "Ahh... My whole body hurts."
"Chicken~"
The gluttonous Slime was sleep-talking. I turned my body to get a better look at Lise. "It's really hard to believe that she's a Slime." No matter how many times I repeated that to myself, it wouldn't change the fact that she was one. At least for now. Who knows about later?
Alright, since she's asleep, I might as well conduct an experiment on her body. Muehehehe...
"Alright, Noriutsuru." I directed my hand toward the sleeping Lise.
Then, my consciousness transferred into her body. I quickly started counting.
"One... Two... Three..."
By the time I reached twenty, my consciousness was forcibly returned to my original body, which was lying on the floor.
So, in short, I could possess others for twenty seconds. Any longer than that, and my consciousness would be pulled back.
Also, while I was possessing someone, my original body would be left unconscious. I was starting to understand this ability. There was something I wanted to test, but I couldn't do it using Lise's body.
I'd try it another time. For now, I decided to forget about it.
Since it was already late at night, I lay back down and closed my eyes, ready to enter the world of dreams.
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The bright sunlight shone through the window, forcing me to open my eyes. It was too bright and a bit hot. But more importantly, I couldn't move my body, as if something heavy was pressing down on me.
"I can't get up," I muttered weakly.
I rubbed my eyes, and as my blurry vision cleared, I saw a beautiful blue-haired girl sleeping soundly on top of me.
"Damn it," I groaned, trying to shake her off.
I started shaking her more aggressively, but she still wouldn't wake up. "Ahhh! This is melting me."
"Hey! Liseee! Wake up!"
"Fivve morr minnuttess..."
I slapped my forehead, feeling a bit speechless at her behavior. Should I try tickling her? No, better not. She might hit me hard. That would be dangerous—I could die from her punches.
I waited for quite a while until the sun was already high. That was when she finally opened her eyes. "Eumm..." She rubbed her sleepy eyes. Then, as she sat up and moved away from me, her long hair brushed against my face. It stung.
"Hoaaa... Good morning, Sion," she yawned, covering her mouth.
"Morning," I replied flatly.
After that, we went our separate ways to our respective baths and met again at the dining table.
Lise, with her damp hair, looked stunning. I guessed beauty in this world was natural—no makeup or anything like that. Even though she wasn't human, she was more beautiful than most humans.
Ahem, ahem. That's enough. Complimenting too much isn't good.
Since my stomach had been growling for a while, I finally started eating. After a moment, I glanced to the side—Lise had already finished three plates, while I hadn't even finished one.
Seriously.
"Glutton."
"Hmm?"
Yep, once again, my inner thoughts slipped out. I instinctively shielded my head with my arms, preparing for a punch.
But nothing happened.
She ignored me and kept eating. Maybe she didn't hear me.
Alright, fine. I continued eating my meal.
Afterward, I wanted to head outside. Just as I was about to step through the door, Lise grabbed me from behind.
"What?" I asked flatly.
"Where are you going? You're not planning to leave me here without money, are you?"
"I'm just going out for a bit. As for money, aren't you the one keeping it? I think we still have some left from yesterday."
"Oh, I see. Then I'm coming with you!" She hugged me from behind.
"Yeah, yeah..."
In the end, we left together.
This time, we went back to the food stalls—not to eat, but to earn money. I still needed money before I could get a proper job in this world. It was a bit underhanded to take money from others, but this was the only way for now. Once I got rich, I'd return it. Probably.
"Noriutsuru."
After finishing my business, I walked out of the food stalls. This time, I took more. But I spread it out among multiple people. If I only took from one person, they might run out